Forget about urns and gravestones - death just got a hell of a lot cooler.
BY JOHNNY FIRECLOUD
AUG 26, 2010

Look, we've all gotta go sometime, and for many it's an immensely tough decision on whether to go the worms & dirt route or just have yourself incinerated to a pile of ash when it's finally time to kick the bucket.

Luckily, for music lovers the choice just became a no-brainer. With the help of AndVinyly's custom LP service, you can have your mortal ashes pressedinto a custom vinyl recording that "your loved ones will cherish for generations.

Billed as "The perfect resting place for vinyl lovers," basic package includes a 30-run album with standard R.I.V. artwork (your name and date of birth/death on the cover and label). You can supply whatever audio your dead little heart desires, or the LP can be pressed with complete silence, so your more superstitious loved ones can listen for messages from the beyond in the pops and crackles of the record.

Pricing for their basic package starts at close to $3,500. The more financially inclined can pay (a lot) more to have their vinyl record distributed throughout “reputable” record stores. The company is also offering portraits drawn by James Hague of London’s National Portrait Gallery to accompany the vinyl. Gotta have kickass album art, right?

To hell with the urns and gravestones. Now the real challenge is getting your family to understand how awesome it'll be when they put on "Runnin' With The Devil" and hear the sounds of your incinerated body parts.